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In the backdrop of the phone-tapping row between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that the inter-state rivalry has forced cellular operators “to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea”.
A bench led by Justice Vikramjit Sen regretted that the telecom operators appear to be caught in crossfire between the two governments and said the telecom firms should comply with the orders of the courts, which would take care of their interests.
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The controversy over the alleged phone-tapping surfaced when TV channels in Telangana aired an alleged telephonic conversation between Andhra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and a member of the Telangana assembly. While the Telangana government alleged that Naidu attempted to lure the MLA, Andhra government, in turn, accused Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of intercepting Naidu’s phone.
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